[alex.w *//]

you guys pull the e brake up when you park on a flat road with auto tranny?

i know for sure for manual cars you need the e brake up all the time when parked to prevent rolling.

[ilvtofu]

nope just stick it in park, except for in the smart car when you don't have a park :( my mom has rolled her car into several objects...

Always e-brake with my car though, Don't feel secure without it, even though i know it won't go anywhere if i stick it in gear, at least i don't pull out chocks

[GordonTse]

even with manual tranny you dont need the ebrake. just stick it in gear. i personally leave it in gear + ebrake(manual tranny)

[impactX]

If you've ever sen that tiny pin of "Park", you would use your ebrake.

[Lomac]

If you've ever sen that tiny pin of "Park", you would use your ebrake.

Exactly. Even with a manual transmission, I still put my ebrake on.

[alex.w *//]

If you've ever sen that tiny pin of "Park", you would use your ebrake.

i know some ppl never use the ebrake when parked...even on a massive hill.

i put my ebrake on all the time, and i can still feel the car move a bit when i park on a steep hill

[!Aznboi128]

i put it in neutral and put the e-brake on let go of the brake so the e-brake catches then put it in park.

[unit]

always on manual even when its flat lol. just a habit

[TOPEC]

i put my ebrake on all the time, and i can still feel the car move a bit when i park on a steep hill

thats cause the car shifts downhill to take up the slack on the ebrake.

it's dangerous to park without using the ebrake. it's there for a reason, and that reason is not for drifting. in an automatic transmission "park" is not invincible. that little pin can snap so easily, and there goes ur car.

[Euro7r]

Wasn't there one guy on RS awhile back, I think that he put his car into gear and e-brake to park. His car rolled and crashed into a parked car still.

[JSALES]

i always put the e-brake up. they even tell you to do it on your road test when you park, don't they?

[lilaznviper]

yes when you do the road test they tell you no matter where you park always use e break

[ToyotaPowah]

I always use my e-brake when parking in my Si and any other car.

[MikesJo]

It's there for a reason :).

[k20a]

Even for the manual transmission guys, when you park, you should leave it in gear + ebrake.

[skyxx]

I put mines in Gear, pull the e-brake and turn my steering wheel all the way (all the way to the left if it's uphill).

On a second note, remember to do a brake inspection especially on drum brake systems. Sometimes you need to calibrate it(adjust the shoes) so the Parking brake actually works. I don't know how many times I've driven cars that can still move at a fast pace even with the parking brake all the way up!!! It's crazy.....

[lilkulit]

i always put my e brake all the time when parked. i remember when the guy used to live on our basement forgot to put his e brake and his brand new accord rolled into my neigbour's fence, messed up his rear bumper really bad.

[Nightwalker]

I always set the ebrake when parked, force of habit now.

[tonyvu]

i pull that e-brake no matter what.

[asian_XL]

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[SkinnyPupp]

If you've ever sen that tiny pin of "Park", you would use your ebrake.
/thread. If you don't use e-brake, you are a lazy fool.

[thumper]

i still remember my driving instructor telling me that to always think of it not as an emergency brake, but as a parking brake, so that you get into the habit of using it when parking and not for bootleg turns or initial-e wannabe drifts :p

[kknater]

Also! if your car is getting towed, it'll give you another couple minutes while the guy is trying to break into your car to release it. True story, happened to me.

[thumper]

Also! if your car is getting towed, it'll give you another couple minutes while the guy is trying to break into your car to release it. True story, happened to me.

meh. i wasn't so lucky... they just dragged mine out of the parking space and put the back end on dollies and didn't even bother with breaking in. tilt sensor went off on my alarm and it kept going off until my battery died :cry:

[josel_atr]

no e brake on flat road with auto.

i use it all the time for manual tranny

[124Y]

I always put it in gear + pull the e-brake. It's a habit, and it's the right thing to do if you love your car. :thumbsup:

[Razr]

why do you guys call it an e-brake (emergency-brake) its actually called a PARK BRAKE...
pulling up the "emergency brake" in an emergency isn't gonna save anyone since rear only does ~20% of braking .... just my 2 cents

[SkinnyPupp]

I think the hand brake started out as the emergency brake. Now you can call it whatever you want - hand brake, e-brake, actually "parking brake" is the least traditional

[!Aznboi128]

^ drift handle!

[Dragon-88]

When I park, I usually just throw the car in neutral whiles slowing down and use my brake and ebrake to stop and then put my car in Park... I just bought a brand new car so I do this so there is less stress on the tranny.... And if the car ever did roll because of the ebrake then the tranny would just catch it...

[Jsunu]

I do out of habit mostly, plus i feel uncomfortable with the roll

[tgill]

I put mines in Gear, pull the e-brake and turn my steering wheel all the way (all the way to the left if it's uphill).

On a second note, remember to do a brake inspection especially on drum brake systems. Sometimes you need to calibrate it(adjust the shoes) so the Parking brake actually works. I don't know how many times I've driven cars that can still move at a fast pace even with the parking brake all the way up!!! It's crazy.....ebrake is a set mechanical resistance you'll always be able to overpower it and drive. sure adjusting shoes will help it hold, but you'll always be able to drive away with it on.

[TOPEC]

I think the hand brake started out as the emergency brake. Now you can call it whatever you want - hand brake, e-brake, actually "parking brake" is the least traditional

and then there's the foot brake in benz, toyotas, lexus.

[shenmecar]

and then there's the foot brake in benz, toyotas, lexus.

on acura too. my dad's mdx is step onto the foot brake to engage, and pull a level to disengage.

I never use the e brake in a auto car though, never found the need to. Park gear will stop it from rolling anyways. On my manual car though, i pull ebrake and put it into 1st. Sometimes i forget to pull the e brake but i ALWAYS remember to put it into 1st

[ilvtofu]

oh that's why it's called parking brake

[hotong]

i do it all the time in manual or auto just a habbit

[q0192837465]

e-brakes on except after tracking, putting on the e-brake while the rotors are still roasting hot can bend the rotors

[jollywhitegiant]

i put it in neutral and put the e-brake on let go of the brake so the e-brake catches then put it in park.



sooooooo SMART. i dooo that all the time when i got to N Van or when im on a hill. so u dont have to jam it into gear when taking off. let the world know if this hahaha. and e-break on flat land, is reallly not necessary.

[you]

what kinda question is this?
if ur car didn't require it then it wouldnt be there this should just be common sense

[JSALES]

isn't using the e-brake common sense though? i've seen my neighbours car roll on the street sometimes

[thumper]

on acura too. my dad's mdx is step onto the foot brake to engage, and pull a level to disengage.

I never use the e brake in a auto car though, never found the need to. Park gear will stop it from rolling anyways. On my manual car though, i pull ebrake and put it into 1st. Sometimes i forget to pull the e brake but i ALWAYS remember to put it into 1st

i've seen an auto car roll away with the trans in park after being bumped by another car in a parking lot. it happened to a co-worker at an old job when this truck bumped her civic and it started rolling down an incline, making that loud ticking sound (the pin/parking pawl/whatever it's called in the trans broke) all the way down until it hopped the curb and stopped. and no she didn't use her parking brake.